Library Research Guides: SOAD F340 History of Fashion: Finding Articles

Article Databases

Students can find research sources in article databases, which are provided by the library. Here are a few of the best databases for researching fashion history:

Berg Fashion Library
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Use this database to look up keywords or subjects related to your research topic.

Content includes: articles from the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion and other reference works, a museum directory, 100+ academic e-books, museum exhibitions, 14,000+ color images from partner institutions, and research and learning tools.
Vogue Archive
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Searchable, full text of Vogue magazine
Women's Wear Daily Archive
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A comprehensive archive of Women’s Wear Daily, from the first issue in 1910 to material from within the last twelve months, reproduced in high-resolution images.

Image Databases

The library provides databases of images, which may be useful for fashion history research.

ARTstor Images
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A digital image library of over 1.6 million digital images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. PLEASE NOTE: to save or download images, users must register for an individual account.
Sage Historic Costume Collection
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The Sage Collection is maintained by the School of Art, Architecture + Design and includes clothing, accessories, and related items from the past and present.
Fashion Photography Archive
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Resource containing more than 750,000 newly-digitzed and high-quality runway, backstage, and street style images. Curated by Editor-in-Chief Valerie Steele, Director of the Museum at FIT in New York.

SOAD F340 History of Fashion

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Article Databases

Image Databases

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